Apple Podcast Rankings - Canada - Government

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Canada

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Canada. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 25 Jan 2026

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01/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:41:44

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (4 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (2 shows)

5. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Podbean (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
4	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
6	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
9	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
10	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
11	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
13	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
14	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
18	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
19	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
20	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
21	Une personne sur cinq : parlons santé mentale avec Florence K - Gouvernement du Québec	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	6	Unknown	58
22	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
23	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
24	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
25	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
26	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
27	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
28	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
29	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
30	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
31	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
32	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
33	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
34	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
35	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
37	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
38	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
39	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
40	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
41	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
42	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
43	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
44	The Green Ribbon Panel	Green Ribbon Panel	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
46	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
47	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
48	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
49	The Westminster Tradition	The Westminster Tradition	Government	82	Buzzsprout	68
50	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
51	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
52	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	96	Libsyn	58
53	Communism and Socialism Explained	Kairav T.	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
55	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
56	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
57	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
58	Employment First	Oregon Department of Human Services: Employment First	Government	44	Blubrry	43
59	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
60	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
61	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
62	Ojibwe Stories	unknown_author	Government	20	Unknown	32
63	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
64	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
65	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
66	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
67	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
68	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
69	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
70	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
71	El Cato Podcast	Instituto Cato	Government	46	Acast	38
72	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
73	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
74	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32
75	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
76	The Centre for International Governance Innovation	CIGI	Government	19	Soundcloud	43
77	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
78	City of Guelph	City of Guelph	Government	4	Soundcloud	43
79	Behind The Scenes With Sheriff Jason Ard	Sheriff Jason Ard	Government	35	Buzzsprout	68
80	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
81	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
82	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
83	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
84	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
85	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
86	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
87	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
88	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
89	EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy	EQUALS	Government	101	Acast	73
90	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
91	I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace	Clare Daly, Mick Wallace	Government	244	Simplecast	42
92	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
93	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	133	Buzzsprout	68
94	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
95	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	196	PRX	59
96	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
97	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
98	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
99	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
100	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	313	Simplecast	73

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